Tarvaris Jackson

PHOENIX — The discovery of Russell Wilson, a third-round pick of the Seahawks in 2012 who shed the label of "game manager" about as quickly as his feet move running the zone read with Marshawn Lynch, set an example for what roughly half of the NFL seeks on an annual basis.

There are the haves and have-nots across the league when it comes to quarterbacks, and to borrow from former Bears general manager Jerry Angelo, those in need are "fixated" on the position.

With Wilson squaring off against the Patriots' Tom Brady on Sunday in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., neither quarterback is a former first-round pick. It's the...

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